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doomrobo
on March 13, 2015
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Klib: A standalone and lightweight glib
I think that macros are the only real option if you want to have an interface for multiple types and still have some semblance of type-safety. The only alternative I can think of is writing code that takes void* everywhere.
tbirdz
on March 13, 2015
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There is also the approach used for linked lists in the Linux Kernel:
http://kernelnewbies.org/FAQ/LinkedLists
zem
on March 14, 2015
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the third option is to write your code in some more type-safe language (heck, even c++) and add extern c wrappers around all your exposed functions.
faragon
on March 13, 2015
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Yes. But the "void *" everywhere code would take just a portion of the space, as for every different type, you would be duplicating the code.
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